We refer to our thickest hemp yarn as either DK or 2PLY. A technical situation, and hope this does not confuse ordering!

Hemp is a natural plant fibre, a comfortable and healthy fabric to wear. Hemp is hypoallergenic and non irritating to the skin. In addition to its rich and supple texture hemp possesses tremendous strength and durability.

Our hemp yarn has been used by professional craftspeople since 2002. We supply three thicknesses of yarn supplying the maker for knitting, weaving, tapestry weaving, jewellery and many other craft disciplines. These samples can be seen in the studio in Cornwall and customers are welcome to visit the studio. We hand colour our hemp in the studio after the yarn has been folded for us at Coldharbour Mill – many, many colours created by Tania and Jane.

Hemp is not processed in this country, so we established the House of Hemp in the hope that farmers could grow this valuable agricultural crop and ….nothing will happen until they have a processing plant to handle the crop.Please note – our yarn comes from Europe, grown and processed under strict conditions for it to be natural. It is not bleached, and therefore has a natural shine due to it not being treated with pesticides or herbicides.